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The brokerage thatbuilds, improves,and protects what it sells.
We list and sell South Florida homes — then back the deal with in-house construction and home-performance teams that lift value, speed the sale, and keep the property insurable through Florida's extremes.
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Sell the home. Then make it worth more.
Most brokerages hand you off the moment a deal needs work. We carry it across the whole lifecycle.
The homes we list. The buildings we improve.
From waterfront villas to the cranes reshaping the skyline — one company reads the market, lists the home, and self-performs the work that lifts its value.
Twilight aerial of a luxury waterfront Miami home with a pool, dock and palm trees, South Florida. 
Modern South Florida luxury home exterior with a Spanish barrel-tile roof at golden hour, South Florida. 
Bright airy modern living room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking palms, South Florida. 
Miami Brickell skyline at dusk seen across the bay, South Florida. 
Elegant coastal kitchen with white cabinets and a marble island in Florida light, South Florida.
A process specialistwith an investor's mentality.
First-time buyers don't need a salesperson — they need a guide. We walk you from "am I ready?" through closing, then show you how your first home becomes your first investment. Long-form, jargon-free, and free.
Trends, price drops, and new listings — in one view.
- AventuraCondo · $615k → $579k-5.9%
- HollywoodSingle-family · $740k → $712k-3.8%
- DoralTownhome · $528k → $510k-3.4%
- North Miami$695k2–4 unitHouse-hack
- Coral Springs$560kSingle-familyNew roof
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The Academia Toolkit
Our free book and education library — cost realities, 100-year views on every system, and cheat-sheets for buying, improving, and protecting a South Florida home. The same modules that power our trade pages, in your hands.
Get the free book→Every license held in-house — so nothing leaves the building.
When a sale needs a new roof to close, a kitchen to lift the price, or a wind-mitigation upgrade to stay insurable, it stays under one licensed roof.
- General Contractor
- Roofing
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- Electrical
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- 02Development
- 03New Construction
- 04Restoration
- 05Home Improvement
- 06Sales & Leasing
How the fully equipped brokerage works.
What makes Academia Real Estate Corp different from other South Florida brokerages?
Academia pairs a residential brokerage with an in-house, vertically-integrated construction arm. The same company can list or find your home and then improve it — kitchens, baths, roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, impact windows, and solar — so you have one accountable team from the offer to the keys to the renovation.
What areas does Academia serve?
Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, with a base in North Miami, Florida.
Can Academia handle renovations or repairs after I buy a home?
Yes. Academia's in-house Improve (kitchens, bathrooms, flooring, finishes) and Perform (roofing, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, impact windows, solar) trades can scope and self-perform the work, coordinated by the same company that handled your purchase.
Does Academia help sellers improve a home before listing?
Yes. We advise on the pre-listing upgrades that buyers and appraisers actually reward — and the ones that just delay the sale — and can perform them in-house so the home is market-ready under one contract.
Who is the Broker of Record?
Jose Urdaneta, a licensed Florida real estate broker (license BK3384781).
Does Academia work with real estate investors?
Yes. We support value-add acquisitions, 2–4 unit house-hacks, and BRRRR strategies with in-house construction underwriting, so cost-to-cure and cash-flow math are grounded in what the work actually costs.